Public Hearing Notice  Public Hearing on Draft Recreational Fishing Regulations

DMF has scheduled a virtual public hearing on draft regulations affecting recreational fisheries for tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2 at 6 PM. These draft regulations would implement new requirements for the use of circle hooks for striped bass, the Gulf of Maine cod and haddock seasons, and gear restrictions for blue crab.  For the full Public Hearing Notice, click here.

To attend this public hearing, you must register in advance. A follow-up e-mail will then be sent providing login and call-in information. The pre-registration link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NqHYhfhrQDOqCoyUwiAQBw

All materials, including the strikethrough regulatory language, may be found on DMF’s website or may be acquired by contacting Jared Silva by e-mail at jared.silva@mass.gov. Recordings of the public hearings will be published to DMF’s YouTube channel.